High in the sky, Ye Zhen followed closely behind Bai Zizai, his body swaying constantly as Bai Zizai veered east, then south.
This time, after Ming Tang's physical body had been destroyed and he fled in panic, he had not vanished without a trace as he had last time. Bai Zizai could still vaguely sense Ming Tang's location through the Soul Imprint within the Crimson Flame Departing Light Banner.
According to Bai Zizai, Ming Tang was not too far from them, roughly several tens of thousands of li away. However, his movements were erratic, requiring constant sensing.
"He turned north again!"
Bai Zizai opened his eyes, abruptly pointed in a direction, and took the lead in flying south.
"Elder Bai, what do you think that bastard Ming Tang is doing, constantly changing directions—east, south, north? Did he discover we were tracking him and do it deliberately, or what?" Ye Zhen spat fiercely.
Bai Zizai fell silent for a moment. "Ye Zhen, do you remember what happened when Ming Tang escaped? Think carefully, especially the order in which he fled and detonated the Earth Core Nightmare Pearl!"
"What happened when he escaped? The order?"
Ye Zhen's expression shifted. "Ming Tang first activated a rather large golden talisman, then detonated the Earth Core Nightmare Pearl..."
"Elder Bai, you mean that, in Ming Tang's mind, the few of us should all be dead by now, right?" Ye Zhen said.
Bai Zizai nodded. "Exactly. Although Zhu Hong used his innate divine ability to swallow the Earth Core Nightmare Pearl, Ming Tang had already disappeared before Zhu Hong unleashed that innate divine ability."
"If Ming Tang believes we're already dead, then what is he doing, darting east and west?"
Ye Zhen and Bai Zizai suddenly looked at each other, then cried out in unison, "A